‘Politicians are listening’: Arnold Schwarzenegger praises Greta Thunberg

Actor and former Californian Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has heaped praise on Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.

The Terminator star recently offered to lend Thunberg an electric car to help her get around the US. Source: Greta Thunberg / Instagram

When it comes to saving the planet, climate activist Greta Thunberg has got the full backing of one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"Greta is great," he told Sky News.

"She's a child and here's children saying, 'when you screw this up with the environment it's our generation that's going to suffer', and I think that's a very compelling message."

The former Californian governor, who is currently promoting his latest Terminator film Dark Fate, said: "politics gets in the way of good policy".

During Ms Thunberg's time in the US last month, where she delivered a now-famous impassioned speech to world leaders at the UN,  Mr Schwarzenegger offered her an electric car to help her get around in an environmentally-friendly way.

"I think politicians are listening," Mr Schwarzenegger said in regards to Ms Thunberg's activism. "Of course I will be as supportive of her as possible to try and get her message out."